Originally established in 1950 as the National Society for the Study of Communication, the International Communication Association
(ICA) has grown to be the largest worldwide academic organization devoted to the systematic study of communication. The collection
is composed primarily of administrative records created and/or collected by various officers from 1946 to 2016, and serves
to document the association’s development over the years. Materials include correspondence, board meeting minutes and reports,
bylaws and constitutions, conference proceedings, division records, financial records, membership records, and publication
records.

title

International Communication Association records

creator

International Communication Association., Creator

id

PU-AC.ICA.01

repository

University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication Library Archives

extent

25 linear feet (60 boxes)

inclusive date

1946-2016

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abstract/scope/contents

Originally established in 1950 as the National Society for the Study of Communication, the International Communication Association
(ICA) has grown to be the largest worldwide academic organization devoted to the systematic study of communication. The collection
is composed primarily of administrative records created and/or collected by various officers from 1946 to 2016, and serves
to document the association’s development over the years. Materials include correspondence, board meeting minutes and reports,
bylaws and constitutions, conference proceedings, division records, financial records, membership records, and publication
records.

date_facet

1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

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language_facet

English

name_facet

International Communication Association. International Communication Association. National Communication Association. National
Society for the Study of Communication. Speech Association of America. Speech Communication Association.